Sunday, October 20, 2013

Something about October…

Gawd, I love this time of year.

The air is crisp…the trees in the park are beyond
beautiful…and the sorta-beagles can stay outside for extended periods of time
without frying like bacon.

Sigh.

I recently updated my LinkedIn profile and realized that I
tend to make career changes in October.Twas an interesting realization…that for well over a decade I’ve moved
forward to new jobs in October.And I don’t think it is a coincidence, because I do tend to use July and
August to take stock of my world and evaluate what’s what.

Well, there’s just something about October.

I’ve been offline because I recently wrapped up my time on
staff with Planned Parenthood Advocates in Missouri and started up as Communications Director for Progress Missouri.I enjoyed five amazing years with PPMO and learned tons
about reproductive health policy, those who oppose access to reproductive
healthcare, and myself.

You can’t do this work and not do a lot of inner work along
the way.

Pause…consider…continue.

Well, you could do this kind of work and not do the inner
work along the way…but odds are you wouldn’t be doing this kind of work well.

Anyhoo...

I’m thrilled to embark on this new journey and I hope to take y’all along with me.

Throughout my life I’ve taken the road less traveled by…and
yeah, it has made all the difference.

There’s just something about less traveled roads in
October.

The air crisp and fresh.

The trees exploding with color.

Something that demands exploration and that a body enjoy the journey so much they almost forget that there is a destination at the end of it.